Fly-guard



E. L. McMANUS.

FLY GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED APR.29. I918.

Patented May 11,1920.

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UNITED STATES PATEN ouFioE.

EDWARD L. MCMANUS, OF SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.-

FLY-GUARD.-

Application filed April 29,

: sashesof a window whenraised:

Another and equally important obj ect V i the inventionjs to provide 1 a guard of the character mentioned which-"canine adjust-' edto fit" practically allsizes of window es- 1 The invention consists, furthermore, in the v novelarr-angements combinations of the parts of the device, as well as in the details ofthe construction of the slame, a ll of which will bemore fully describedin the following Specification, and then finally embodied in the clausesofther claim which are appendedito this specification .andwhich form an essential part thereof;

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in-which:

Figure 1-" i'sa horizontal section through a window frame showing the improved 5 guard applied over the sashes thereof, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the'guard. Having more particular reference to the drawings, .in connection. 'with which like reference characters .will' designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the body portion of thc guard, the opposite sides of which are flanged to provide channeled guides 2 for slidably receiving the extensions 3 and 4, said extensions having their outer ends cut away as at 5 to conform to the shape of the sashes and the parting strip on the window receiving the same. Upstanding finger pieces 6 are formed upon the rear ends of the extensions 3 and 4 and serve for an 01)- vious purpose.

The intermediate portion of the body 1 has one side thereofrecessed as at 7 to permit the engaging of the same over the usual p fi t on of Letters Patent I.atented May 11 1920.

1918. Serial No. 231,592.-

sash bar commonly found in window sashes,

such as indicated by the letter 8 and which 1 is carried on the window sash S. A cover .8;1s 1)1\ 'Ot;8(l tothe body portion adjacent the recess upstandlng finger-piece 10 wliereby the same ..I 4 as at 9 and is provided with an.

can be moved over the recess wljti-bn the --guard is used'in 'cbnfjnnction with a window sash provided with but a single'pane.

To permit the usual window lock toj'be passed through thebodyportion-.o f-the guard when the same-"is,"arraneredon the upper side-of the meetingrail flthe lower" Infusing'the improved fly um-d, the winis arranged upon the meeting ra'il'of'the 1 raised lower sash and will. .extend over the.

p v des/of *each of'the.sa'shes, thus eii'ed uall closing the opening between, the u reisash, an opening-llmaybe and! preferably. -1s" formed'in the intermediate 1 portion of said body and is of a shapelcorresponding'to f ghe slliape bf the lock, such as shown in the" same preventing-flies and other insects from gaming "accessto a building provided therewith in this way. .By orming' the outer; ends of tlie extension 4i as lndi'cated the numeral 5, it will be readily understood"that any space between the'extensions and the adjacent portions of the window'sashes will be prevented and 'fiirther any tendency of undue longitudinal movement oi the? guard will be eliminated. YVhengthe gua'rdis used in connection with a window-sash having a sash bar therein,-

the manner T saidbaris receivcthl'as hereinbefore stated,

in the Lecess 7, However, whenused in con nection' with a sash 'employing but a single pane, the closure 8. is of course swung to a position over the recess-7 Manifestly',.the onstruction'shown is capable of considerable modification and such modification as is within'the scope of my claim, I consider within the spirit of" my invention. I Y

A guard including a body. portion adapted for engagement with a window sash, the medial portion of one longitudinal edge of the body being provided with a recess adapted to accommodate the sash bar of a window sash, a closure pivotally secured at one conner to the body adjacent the inner terminal of the recess and having the adjacent corner cut away and adapted to swing across the recess to accommodate the sash bar, the longitudinal edge of the closure being bent upwardly to provide a finger grip and the pivotal axis of the closure being so arranged as to cause the dge of the cut away portion to engage the sash bar, and adjustable extensions mounted on the terminals of the body portion.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature hereto.

EDXVARD L. MGMANUS, 

